Chicken Run is a video slot game developed by Microgaming, based on the popular animated movie of the same name. The game features 5 reels and 25 paylines, with an impressive maximum win potential of £75,000.
Theme and Design
The theme of Chicken Run revolves around the classic film’s plot, where a group of farm animals attempt to escape from their greedy farmer owner. The slot’s design effectively captures this whimsical atmosphere, with beautifully animated characters and colorful backgrounds that immerse players in the world of Willow Creek Farm. Each reel is set amidst lush fields and forests, while Chicken Run the game’s title, ‘Chicken Run’, is prominently displayed above the reels.
The control panel below the reels provides easy access to essential functions like Coin Value, Lines, Spin, and Max Bet, ensuring a seamless gaming experience for both novices and seasoned players. A handy Help button offers detailed explanations of the rules and payout structure, catering to those seeking more information about how to play.
Symbols
The Chicken Run slot features an impressive array of symbols inspired by the movie’s endearing characters. These include the main heroes: Ginger (the plucky leader), Fowler (the charming villain), as well as other farm animals like Chickens, Pigs, Cows, and a mischievous-looking Horse.
High-paying animal icons carry bonus payouts when forming winning combinations from left to right across active paylines, with rewards ranging from 1.5x for Chicken to 10x the bet for Fowler, the game’s top payer.
Lower-paying card symbols – Ace through King – appear alongside farm animals on reels, offering smaller but still lucrative returns of up to 0.6x the total stake when matched in adjacent positions along active paylines.
Payouts and Line Wins
The minimum line win is set at £1 for combinations involving two Aces (in a low-paying combination) while higher-value winning combos yield significantly larger payouts based on their respective bet stakes and multipliers applied during wins. For example, achieving 3×3 Chicken symbols pays out 0.75x the total bet placed.
Players can opt to adjust line wager amounts between £1/line minimums (up to a maximum of £5 per spin), giving players flexibility when making decisions about how much money they want to risk on each turn. This control extends into other betting features such as Coin Value adjustments, ranging from £0.01 up to the mentioned limit for coin size settings.
Wild Symbols
Wild representations are absent in standard gameplay but do become active during special feature triggers (noted later), acting as multipliers instead of pure replacement values when appearing next-to-or-in winning lines filled with matching animals or Aces/Kings cards at a rate that rewards wins up to 3 times larger than their base cash payout potential alone.
Wild symbols can stack upon stacked symbols resulting in additional wins being formed across multiple reels occupied simultaneously by such patterns thus possibly providing increased gains exceeding amounts attainable when combinations occurred between basic winning line configurations previously described here which helps illustrate importance role played wilds within slot mechanics framework overall thereby justifying need for detailed examination their effects within larger context machine operation modes chosen at start session according player preferences & prior experiences gathered before initiating game interaction indeed allowing exploration various aspects betting strategies deployed real-time through intuitive user interface components thoughtfully designed supporting wide variety play styles adopted modern gamers.
Scatter Symbols
The "Chicken Run Logo" acts as a scatter symbol and can trigger the main bonus feature, ‘Chicken Run Bonus Feature’. To activate this round players must land at least 3 of these symbols anywhere on their active reels set. Each new combination triggers an additional 2 spins added to initial awarded free spin total thus increasing overall payout potential available for all succeeding turns including maximum cap achievable with each individual playthrough based winning outcome generated during main feature rounds that follow.
Bonus Features and Free Spins
As noted previously the Chicken Run Logo serves as a scatter trigger initiating a special feature awarding 5 free spins upon meeting specified combination requirements described earlier within this section which may be extended should consecutive scatters appear enhancing experience through continuous rewards generation potential aligned closely current spin count & stakes used during execution.
The bonus round is set in an expanded environment resembling the film’s memorable escape scene, where players can see Ginger and other hatching plan to break free from their cages. This atmosphere enhances engagement as the main game becomes more exciting with added anticipation over possible wins accumulating within awarded rounds – offering increased return potential above regular playthroughs experienced at different stakes chosen for particular session conducted according player strategies adopted during initial setup steps outlined prior launch.
In each round of Free Spins, all animal symbols land wild in their respective positions providing maximum payout capability exceeding original base value due solely stacking multiplier effects acting beyond single occurrence pay rates normally observed upon first combination appearance throughout the slot machine’s standard game progression.
